Ukraine's Zelenskyy to visit Berlin on Tuesday, Germany's Merz says
Merz pledged further military and financial support as Zelenskyy pressed for air defense missiles and broader European involvement in peace talks.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz focused on strengthening air defense and winter energy support amid ongoing Russian aggression.
- Recent Russian strikes on a school aid center in Komyshuvakha killed 33 people, underscoring the urgency of Zelenskyy's visit. The trip coincides with the Berlin Security Conference, where defense experts address threats to European stability.
- Germany will deliver PAC-2, PAC-3, and IRIS-T air defense missiles, Chancellor Merz confirmed, alongside a winter support package. Leaders also discussed a new support package for Ukraine's F-16 fleet to counter Russian drone attacks.
- Trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 will involve Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, though Zelenskyy insisted Europe must participate. "There cannot be a sustainable peace if Europe is not at the negotiating table," he stated.
- Merz expressed skepticism about Russia's peace commitment, stating "I do not see that happening so far" regarding serious negotiations. Germany will host a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Berlin on November 19 to coordinate further support.
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The Ukrainian President was in Berlin on Tuesday 3 November. Volodomyr Zelensky attended a security conference and met with Chancellor Merz. Both officials discussed the upcoming diplomatic meetings to try to find a way out of the war. They stressed Europe's essential role in this perspective.
Merz received Zelensky in Berlin and warned that he sees no sign of serious negotiations by Russia. Ukrainians and Russians meet on November 10.
(London/Berlin = Yonhap News) Correspondents Kim Ji-yeon and Kim Gye-yeon = Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Europe ahead of the resumption of trilateral negotiations with the U.S. and Russia ...
On November 19, the States Parties to the Coalition of the Willing will hold a regular meeting in Berlin. They will discuss further support.
Berlin today was involved in an extraordinary security operation, without it having been made public that the reason was the practically improvised visit of the President of Ukraine. Before coming to the new round of talks with Russia and the United States next week, Volodimir Zelenski had asked at the last minute for consultations with one of his main defenders, Germany. After meeting with Friedrich Merz at the Berlin Chancellery, they both app…
Germany remains firmly at the side of the government in Kiev in the Ukraine war. "We will continue our aid until this war is over", Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized on Tuesday on the occasion of President Wolodymyr Selenskyj's visit to Berlin.
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